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2008-12-16 Africa Subsaharan

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Posted by Besoeker 2008-12-16 08:52|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 What is striking is the timing. No sooner had AFRICOM become operational than major new crises broke out.

Without a hammer a nail is as interesting as a large splinter. With a hammer, a nail is an opportunity for action.

But I thought AFRICOM had been operational for several years. Was it that the work had been done under another command until now? Will those at the receiving end notice a difference?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-12-16 12:42|| 2008-12-16 12:42|| Front Page Top

#2 It was stood up officially in Feb 2007 IIUC.

Posted by lotp 2008-12-16 13:16|| 2008-12-16 13:16|| Front Page Top

#3 And the Somali piracy has been going on for at least a decade by now.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2008-12-16 15:21|| 2008-12-16 15:21|| Front Page Top

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